A Boom Bap Continuum

One of the best mixtape collaborations I’ve ever seen – so good to see this come out of London. Props to the most generous 2tall, DJ Clockwork and Kper.

To anyone with an interest in hip hop or electronica, you should get right on this.

The breadth and quality of the mix astounds me, check out the tracklisting below if you need any more convincing.

I’ll let the guys explain their reasoning behind the mix…

2009 was not just the year that the beat came back to worldwide prominence, it was also a year where Reynolds’ theory was broken down and rightfully (depending on where you stand) contested by a new generation of writers and producers. For me it was only right that any discussion about a Hardcore Continuum in the 00s should include hip hop’s influence on dance music mutations, and that is where the name came from – as I said a joke, but also a semi-serious statement. As far as I’m concerned the music of people like Loefah, a godfather of the dubstep sound, owes as much to hip hop’s golden era boom bap as it does dub and sound system culture. And that’s why two of his most famous tracks are included in the mix, as well as productions from people like The Bug, Joker and other not-directly-related-to-hip-hop producers. It’s the aesthetic we wanted to showcase, not the genres.